Has anyone else ever typed in IMDB's website and had problems with it coming up? Sometimes when I go to get on their website, I get bumped off...or some gossip website pops up instead of it...and I have no clue why. Sometimes when I am on imdb and I go to look something up, it closes out and bumps me off of the website. Has anyone else had problems on it?
Posted by joker (Member # 3840) on :
i have had no problems on that web site
Posted by Stitch G (Member # 2895) on :
I haven't had a problem Isis.. try running your internet security, you may have a hijacker.
Posted by P.S. It's Paul.... (Member # 1022) on :
No - IMDB has always been pretty good. Maynbe it's your ISP, and the fact you were on IMDB is a coincidence.
Also, if you go to the site and the browser gets redirected to another site, it sounds like your PC might have some malware in it - best to run a full virus and spyware scan.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
Never had a problem before but today I can't get on it at all.
Posted by Helen_S (Member # 5804) on :
I didn't realise how much I use the site till today. Still can't get on via the .com link, but I can get on through the uk link http://www.imdb.co.uk/ Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
ISIS,
You need to run a full malware/spyware scan on your system. This is very common. I fix problems like these every day. If you are not running any programs, here are some free ones:
1.) Virus scan anything you download (including these programs) BEFORE you install anything.
2.) After installing these programs, run the "search for updates" to ensure you have the latest version/definition files.
3.) If you are going to install the firewall "Zone Alarm", make sure you install it FIRST before the other packages listed here, and make sure to put it into "learning mode" for at least a week.
4.) If you are not running an antivirus (and you should be in this day and age) then look into buying one. There are free ones as well that do a pretty good job. Here are two of them:
Both are good and they are free. Just remember, if you install both of them, only have one of them run at Windows startup or they will conflict with each other.
* Please make sure to check for updates "weekly". This is VERY important.
There are many other out there. Some are better than others. I use three antivirus, three antispyware/malware products. Some I pay for for, others are free. There is no perfect solution.
And, yes, it DOES suck that we have to do all of this!
Let me know if you have any other questions...
[ 07. June 2008, 15:35: Message edited by: jdocster04 ]
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
BTW...
www.imdb.com is down.... Looks like a DNS "name resolution" issue...
According to IMDb, their servers that host www.imdb.com are down and have been down since yesterday 5:00pm eastern time standard.
They are investigating the issue.
You can still access IMDb by using their mirror sites:
Thanks jdoc...I just took my computer a week ago, and they went through it, and put in all kinds of virus stuff, and took out any junk I had in it...that's why I didn't understand what was happening.
Thanks for letting me know, because I was thinking maybe it was something they had just done to my computer.
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
ISIS,
Right! Totally disregard my email concerning spyware...
And now, for something completely different......
Seriously though, I hope the info might help someone else... Posted by 80'sRocked (Member # 6979) on :
A pop-up blocker will also help with all that crap.
Posted by jdocster04 (Member # 5752) on :
quote:Originally posted by 80'sRocked: A pop-up blocker will also help with all that crap.
80's,
Most browsers come with a pop-up blocker these days. You just have to make sure to enable it. They help with annoying pop-ups, bu they don't block a lot of malware and spyware.
It's really a shame that we have to deal with these problems, but, they are getting worse all of the time.
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